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VTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

Beacon PickGet incomeBeat inflation13y track recordRanked #2 of 111 in this goal

Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index.

By Vanguard · Launched 2012

Annual Cost

0.03%

#41 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$73.2B

#46 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+1.4%

Track Record

13 years

#1,030 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,136+1.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 50.3% of fundmoderately concentrated

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.5%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.5%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.3%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.1%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.1%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.9%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.7%

Asset allocation

Bonds
94.1%
Cash
5.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
1.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-6.3%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.41Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.60Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.7 years

Credit ratings

US Government
94.1%
AA
100.0%
Other
0.0%

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to replicate the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index, investing at least 80% of net assets in inflation-indexed securities. The Fund holds securities in approximately the same proportion as their weighting in the Target Index, maintaining a dollar-weighted average maturity of 2.4 years.
Inception date
October 12, 2012
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-09-18